Nyiar Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Nyiar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nyiar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1761:1,006,49342,496
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Nyiar (61) may also be a first name.

Nyiar Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Nyiar Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Nyiar is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyiar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,281,391st most numerous family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 40,941,269 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Nyiar are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most numerous forename internationally It is held by 61 people.

The surname Nyiar is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 176 people, or 1 in 1,006,493. In Nigeria Nyiar is most prevalent in: Benue, where 99 percent are found, Rivers, where 1 percent are found and Taraba, where 1 percent are found. Excluding Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 1 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nayar8048,492/
Nayir806,068/
Nyior803,265/
Nijar801,410/
Niyar80301/
Neyar80203/
Noyar80140/
Nuyar80137/
Naiar8065/
Nyier8016/
Neyir8014/
Nyjar806/
Niear804/
Nyyar804/
Neiar802/
Náyar801/
Nyjir801/
Noiar801/
Nijjar734,630/
Noyahr73383/
Nayire73127/
Naihar73103/
Nayare7349/
Nayard7319/
Gnayar7319/
Neyare7317/
Nouiar7311/
Nyoior739/
Nayier738/
Noyart737/
Nayarr736/
Niyare735/
Nnayar735/
Nooyar733/
Nauyar733/
Noyard733/
Nayhar732/
Neeyar732/
Neyhar732/
Nehyar732/
Noyare731/
Nnyior731/
Niejar731/
Neyard731/
Nahiar731/
Noiart731/
Naiare731/
Naiard731/
Nahyar731/
Ngijar731/
Nyiere731/
Nayart731/
Niojar731/
Niohar731/
Niyasr731/
Nniyar731/
Nouyar731/
Nhoyar731/
Neihar731/
Neyart731/
Nayaur731/
Gnoyar730/
Nair67641,946/
Noir675,984/
Nier673,061/
Near671,155/
Naur67857/
Neyhart67761/
Neihart67673/
Naer67658/
Nyer67387/
Neir67247/
Naggiar67204/
Neyhard67176/
Nayr67137/
Najr67103/
Nuir6788/
Niejahr6746/
Noyr677/
Neyr675/
Nayhare674/
Naihart673/
Nhayare672/
Naihare672/
Náir671/
Naır671/
Nayhard671/
Neihard671/
Nhuihar671/
Nnyiore671/
Nayhart670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nyiar
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